In my experience, your starting weight can have an affect on your weight gain, as can the amount of nausea and vomiting you have. Many women lose a lot of weight before they even start to gain any. I wouldn't worry unless you doctor is worried. I hadn't gained any weight up until 18 weeks and then gains 3 pounds a month later and the gal checking me in made a negative comment about gaining three pounds in a month. I smiled but just chalked it up to the holidays and finally gaining anything in the pregnancy. The same may happen to you. My first baby was 8 pounds and I only gained about 15 total in the pregnancy.

I didn't start to gain any weight until I was 24 weeks. If your doctors aren't worried, I wouldn't be either! As long as you're getting in some healthy meals, prenatal vitamins and some exercise, you and baby should be perfectly healthy!

You're more than likely fine. My sister didn't gain much weight with my niece, but she had hyperemesis and started out at a much healthier weight. I started out underweight but have been ravenous instead of nauseous, and I've gained 16 pounds. It depends on the mama, it depends on the baby!

So I am 15w3d today and I have not gained AT ALL! I asked my doc at my 12 weeks appt and he said that its not harmful to the baby unless the baby showed otherwise, my baby looks and is growing perfectly so he said not to worry at all. ( Even tho I was worried, and still am ahah ) Im sure your fine and baby is fine!

As long as your baby is measuring fine and your doctor isn't concerned, you're fine. I actually lost weight at first (10 lbs), then gained back up and delivered a perfectly healthy baby weighing exactly the same as I did at the beginning of pregnancy. I am overweight, so my doctor wasn't too concerned since my glucose test and all scans came up fine every time.

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